Pure Tour - Guest Post (Battle of the Words between Aiden and Seth)

Being destined to become some kind of supernatural electrical outlet
isn't exactly awesome--especially when Alexandria's "other half" is
everywhere she goes. Seth's in her training room, outside her classes,
and keeps showing up in her bedroom--so not cool. Their connection does
have some benefits, like staving off her nightmares of the tragic
showdown with her mother, but it has no effect on what Alex feels for
the forbidden, pure-blooded Aiden. Or what he will do--and
sacrifice--for her.
When daimons infiltrate the Covenants and attack students, the gods
send furies--lesser gods determined to eradicate any threat to the
Covenants and to the gods, and that includes the Apollyon... and Alex.
And if that and hordes of aether-sucking monsters didn't blow bad
enough, a mysterious threat seems willing to do anything to neutralize
Seth, even if that means forcing Alex into servitude... or killing her.
When the gods are involved, some decisions can never, ever be undone.

Battle of the Words

Aiden vs. Seth

from Jennifer L Armentrout's Covenant Series

So
poor Alex has two hot boys that are battling for her attention, well
she can dream about one of them anyway. You decide who she should
choose.First siteAiden – “In front of me, he
walked right through the flames, looking every bit like a daimon hunter
should. The fire did not singe his pants nor dirty his shirt. Not a
single dark hair was touched by the blaze. Those cool,
storm-cloud-colored eyes fixed on me. It was him – Aiden St. Delphi.” Half-BloodSeth – “The air sucked right out of the room the moment he
stepped into the building. He was tall—maybe as tall as Aiden, but I
couldn’t be sure. His blond hair was pulled back in a small ponytail,
showing off the impossibly perfect features and golden complexion. He
wore all black, like the Sentinels did. Under a different circumstance
–one in which I didn’t actually realize what he was – I would’ve said he
was smokin’ hot.” Half-BloodTalking with AlexAiden – “Aiden glanced over his shoulder at me. ‘How many diamons have you killed?’‘Just two.’ I picked up my pace so I could keep up with his long legged one. ‘Just
two?’ Awe filled his voice. ‘Do you realize how amazing it is for a
half-blood not fully trained to kill one daimon, let alone two?’” Half-BloodSeth
– “’Do something to your arm?’‘Huh?’ He leaned over, brushing his
fingers over the elbow I’d just cracked. ‘This.’ There was a small,
barely visible red spot. ‘How in the world can you see that? I hit it
on the door a few minutes ago.’ A grin slipped over Seth’s lips.
‘You’re so unbelievably graceful. Should I kiss it and make it better
for you?’” Pure Alex’s reaction to themAiden—“I
threw my head back, ready to plant my foot somewhere when our eyes met.
I did stop then, with his face inches from mine. The atmosphere
changed as one of the wild emotions swirling through me managed to break
free and rear its head.“His
lean torso and legs pressed against mine in a way that made me think of
other things—stuff that wasn’t fighting or killing, but did involve
sweating, lots of sweating. Breathing became difficult as we continued
to stare at one another.” Half-BloodSeth—“He
reached out, his hand closing around my forearm. Flesh against flesh.
The world exploded. A surge of electricity shot through my body. It
was like the feeling I got whenever he was near, but a hundred times
stronger. I couldn’t speak, and the longer Seth held on, the more
powerful the rush grew.” Half-BloodSo you decide. If you were Alex, which guy would you choose?

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SETH! Seth is as cold as the statue but what Alex doesn't know (and everyone else has realized) is that Seth really cares ablot her.

---SPOILERS from Pure

“But what about the other halfs? They shouldn’t have to go through that.” Instead of answering, he reached out and straightened the collar of my shirt. It must have come down during my fight, exposing the tags covering my neck. “Seth, what about them?”Dropping his hand, he shrugged. “I don’t know. I only have enough room in my head to be concerned about myself and you.”I snickered. “I’m surprised you have any room to think about anyone but yourself.”The smug grin was back. “Me too. I don’t think I like it, actually.”

“Do you ever take anything seriously?” I pushed to my feet.Seth shot to his feet, towering over me. “I take you seriously.”

“You don’t need to apologize to him.” He bent down, brushing my hair off my cheek. “I’m being serious. You’ll be the next Apollyon, Alex. You won’t apologize to him, to any pure, or even to a god.”After a few moments of silence I said, “You know you need to leave, right? Even if I fall asleep, you’re going to leave?”“Of course.”(he didn't)

“Apologize to her. All of you.”Surprised, I looked at Seth. He was being serious. He actually wanted them to apologize for doing their jobs. And the way he looked, well, he looked like he wanted to physically make them sorry. There was something unstable in his eyes. “Seth, that’s not—”“Be quiet, Alex. I want to hear them apologize.”My brows shot up. “Excuse—”“I’m sorry, Miss Andros,” the male Guard interrupted, as pale as a daimon. “I beg your pardon.”

Well actually ^^, I don't know why but I think Seth isn't who he says he is. I have this feeling that he has been lying the entire time, because just the thought of someone else being as powerful as he is, makes him feel powerless, not having control. Like grandma Piperi said " You'll mistake need for love"... She truly loves Aiden.

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